that would mean more taxes or some other form of new income for the government. let's listen to harry reid himself. >> are you saying for -- to lift the sequester, it's going to have to include some new revenue? >> without any question. and there are some efforts being made to only get rid of it as it relates to the fence. >> your position on lifting the sequester, avoiding the shutdown. any one of those deals include revenues. >> the answer is yes. i have a good fan base for that, the american people. >> reporter: obvious that that puts reid and the democrats at odds with the republicans. senator minority leader mitch mcconnell said a couple weeks ago when it comes to this issue, the tax issue is finished. the republicans are not willing to give up more money in terms of getting away or avoiding the looming sequester or the looming debt crisis that is fast looming as well. a name we haven't heard often, mitt romney, the 2012 presidential candidate said it could include oil and gas subsidies that reid called low-hangi ining fruit. >> okay, peter alexander from th